Tis Tematic Series on “Climate-Smart Agriculture
Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground
AR4D experiences” contains seven papers presented by
researchers from four West African countries based on
participatory action research conducted since 2012 in
the region. Tese research activit...
Bayala, Jules
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Olivier, Alain
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[Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences]
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Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences
Recently, a new approach to extension and climate information services, namely Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) has been developed. PICSA makes use of historical climate records, participatory decision-making tools and forecasts to help farmers identify and better...
Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Ky-Dembele, Catherine
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Bayala, Jules
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Dorward, Peter
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Clarkson, Graham
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Sanogo, Diaminatou
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Mamadou, Lamine Diop
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Traoré, Issa
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Diakite, Adama
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Nenkam, Andree
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Binam, Joachim N.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal]
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Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal
Arid and semi-arid areas of West Africa are highly subject to climate change effects. This is combined to other drivers such as population growth and livestock number increase. To cope with such changing environment, endogenous adaptation strategies of poor local communities rely on the use of na...
Ouédraogo, Pauline
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Bationo, B. André
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Sanou, Josias
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Salifou, TRAORE
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Barry, Silamana
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Soeters, Sebastiaan
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Thiombiano, Adjima
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[Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments]
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Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments
The rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than traditional agricultural extension services. In this paper, we assess the usefulness, constraints, and factors likely to influence...
Etwire, Prince M.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Martey, Edward
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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[An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana]
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An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana